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Margaret Barret-Simon running for mayor

Turning now to Commitment 2014, add another name to the race for Jackson mayor council woman Margaret Barret Simon.

Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Mar 17, 2014

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Margaret Barret-Simon running for mayor

Turning now to Commitment 2014, add another name to the race for Jackson mayor council woman Margaret Barret Simon.

Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Mar 17, 2014

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Margaret Barret-Simon running for mayor

Turning now to Commitment 2014, add another name to the race for Jackson mayor council woman Margaret Barret Simon.

Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Mar 17, 2014

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WEBVTT TURNING NOW TO COMMITMENT20-14...ADD ANOTHER NAME TO THE RACE FORJACKSON MAYOR - COUNCIL WOMANMARGARET-BARRET SIMON 16 WAPT'SSCOTT SIMMONS EXPLAINSWHY SHE THINKS SHE'S THE BESTFIT FOR THEJOB.MARGARET BARRETT-SIMON:CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR: THE TIME OFPETTY POLITICS AND TURF BATTLESARE OVER. 29-YEAR CITY COUNCILVETERAN MARGARET BARRETT SIMONANNOUNCING HER RUN FOR MAYOR.THE 68-YEAR OLD CANDIDATE FORMAYORALSO FIRED BACK AT ROBOCALLSTHATSTARTED LAST WEEK ATTACKING HERANDFELLOW CANDIDATE TONY YARBER.ROBOCALL: CALL HER AND TELL HERTO LET TONY YARBER WIN THEMAYOR'S SEAT ON HER OWN.MARGARET BARRETT-SIMON/CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR: BUTSOMEBODY IS PAYING BIG BUCKS FORTHESE CALLS AND THEY'RE WHOLEPURPOSE IS TO FURTHER DIVIDETHIS CITY. BARRETT-SIMON HASBEEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT AND BUDGET CHAIRMAN.SHE SAYS THAT'S WHAT SHOULDMATTER MOSTFOR VOTERS AND NOT THEPRESUMPTIONTHAT A WHITE CANDIDATE CAN'T WINTHE MAYOR'S RACE IN A CITY THATIS 80-PERCENT BLACK. HER WARD 7 IS AMAJORITY BLACK DISTRICT.MARGARET BARRETT-SIMON/CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR: IFEEL LIKE I REPRESENT THEDIVERSITY OF THIS WARD AND ITHINK THIS WOULD TRANSFERBEAUTIFULLY FORTHE ENTIRE CITY OF JACKSON.SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTING:THERE IS NO DENYING THAT THISA CROWDED FIELD FOR JACKSONMAYOR, SO CROWDED IN FACT THATTHERE IS DEBATE OVER WHATPERCENTAGE OF VOTES ACANDIDATE WILL NEED TO MAKE THERUN OFF. 10-CANDIDATES ANDCOUNTING. TOUGALOO'S DOCTORSTEPHEN ROZMAN SAYS ANYTHING CANHAPPEN.DR. STEPHEN ROZMAN/TOUGALO OCOLLEGE: LET'S SAY MARGARETBARRETT CAN GET 20-PERCENT OR 25PERCENT OF THE VOTE THEN SHE CANPERHAPS MAKE THE RUNOFF.THE THING IS THERE MAY NOT BE ASINGLE CANDIDATE WHOCAN GET A WHOLE LOT OF VOTES SOTHE QUESTION IS HOW ARE THEYSPREAD AND WHO ARE THE TWO WHOSURVIVE THE FIRST PRIMARY.LITTLE MORE THAN THREE WEEKSUNTILELECTION DAY. FOR COMMITMENT20-14SCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPT NEWS.BARRETT-SIMON JOINS A PACKED